A CSUMB officer being investigated for not firing his Taser announced he’s suing the police department.

A CSUMB officer being investigated for not firing his Taser announced he’s suing the police department.

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Updated: 7:32 PM PST Dec 5, 2014

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WEBVTT 28.CONTINUING COVERAGE TONIGHT ONTHE CAL STATE, MONTEREY POLICEOFFICER UNDER FIRE FOR NOTHAZING A STUDENT.TODAY, WE LEARN HE IS SUING THEDEPARTMENT.FELIX CORTEZ IS LIVE IN OURNEWSROOM.THAT CLAIMWAS IMMEDIATELYREJECTED BY THE UNIVERSITY BUTIT IS IN ADDING NEW INSIGHT.WE LEARNED THE OFFICER HAS BEENINVOLVED IN TWO OTHER QUESTIONNOBLE INSTANCES INVOLVINGALLEGATIONS MADE AT AN ILLEGALTRAFFIC STOP AND IMPROPERLYCARRYING IS OPTED YOU UP IN.THE OFFICER'S NAME HAS NOT BEENRELEASED.HE IS FACING TERMINATION FOR NOTEMPLOYING HIS TASER DURING ACONFRONTATION WITH A STUDENT.OTHER OFFICERS SAY HE FROZE.TODAY, HIS ATTORNEY SAYS THEDEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO BUILD ACASE OUT OF UNPROVENALLEGATIONS.I BELIEVE THEY HAVEOVERCHARGED THEIR ALLEGATIONS.THEY ARE PROPOSING AN ARBITRARYAND EXCESSIVE DISCIPLINE --TERMINATION.THEY DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TOBOLSTER THEIR CASE BY PUTTING INTHESE ALLEGATIONS AND DISPUTEDALLEGATIONS.THE OFFICER SAYS THE DEPARTMENTVIOLATED HIS OFFICER BILL OFRIGHTS BY NOT GIVING HIM THEOPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW ANDRESPOND TO THE ALLEGATIONSBEFORE PLACING THAT INFORMATIONAND IS FILED.ATTORNEYS FOR THE UNIVERSITYSAID THE OFFICERS RIGHTS HAVENOT BEEN VIOLATED BECAUSENOTHING WAS PLACED IN HIS FILE.THE OFFICERS CLAIM IS FOROVER$25,000 AND NOW THAT IT HAS BEENREJECTED, THE ATTORNEY FOR THEOFFICER WILL NOW MOVE TOWARDWITH A LAWSUIT AGAINST THESCHOOL.THE OPPOSITE, AN EIGHT YEARVETERAN IS ON PAIDADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.THE DEPARTMENT RECOMMEND HE BEFIRED.HIS ATTORNEY SAYS HE IS ENTITLEDTO A HEARING WHICH COULD UPHOLD

CSUMB police under fire

A CSUMB officer being investigated for not firing his Taser announced he’s suing the police department.